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as in to subdue
to bring under one's control by force of arms
The tyrant used brute force to dominate all countries in the region.
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Recent Examples of dominate
Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami homered leading off the ninth for the Sox, his first major-league hit, in a game the Brewers otherwise dominated.
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Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
After Chatsworth could do little wrong in the third set, Granada Hills dominated the home team in set four.
—Justin Vigil Zuniga, Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
Mpoyi, a dominating 6-11 inside player who signed with Minnesota, was Crestview League co-MVP, averaged 17 points and eight rebounds while shooting 72 percent from the field.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
Ejiofor dominating the Huskies both times.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
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Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
After Chatsworth could do little wrong in the third set, Granada Hills dominated the home team in set four.
—Justin Vigil Zuniga, Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
Mpoyi, a dominating 6-11 inside player who signed with Minnesota, was Crestview League co-MVP, averaged 17 points and eight rebounds while shooting 72 percent from the field.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
Ejiofor dominating the Huskies both times.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dominate
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Police attempted multiple nonlethal methods to subdue the man, including the use of a Taser and pepper spray, before one officer fired a gun.—
Nikiya Carrero,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Backed by his wife’s wealthy family, Coronado hoped to amass a fortune equal to that of Hernan Cortez, who had brutally subdued the Aztecs.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
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Camouflaged in a valley speckled with just a handful of villas and farmsteads, the 16 stone houses overlook the naked dunes and sensational sunsets of Livadia Bay.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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The airline placed everyone seeking information in a conference room that overlooked the Potomac River, where the wreckage of Flight 5342 bobbed in the water.—
Brit McCandless Farmer,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The Japanese conquered the Philippines, Guam, Wake Island.—
Gil Troy,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Alienation doesn’t only spur people to conquer the system that alienated them.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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That call kicked off one of the most improbable events in rock history, a completely unknown singer from the Philippines fronting one of the most popular bands on the planet.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
31 Mar. 2026
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Assad will also front an unscripted series, Exit Strategy, about life after prison.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
31 Mar. 2026
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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act will subject nearly 55,000 Vermont Medicaid recipients to work requirements – about a third of the state's enrollees.—
Samantha Liss,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Is such an existential shriek into the abyss, all while living in a society suffused by mind-numbing grief and nationalism, worth subjecting yourself to?—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 Mar. 2026
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Argyle defeated Abilene Wylie 2-0 on Friday.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2026
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And the Marlins would defeat one of the worst teams in the history of baseball, the Colorado Rockies, 2-1.—
Greg Cote
Updated March 27,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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Bane overcame a slow start by making six of his first seven attempts at the free-throw line to reach 10 points after two quarters.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Leafs overcame a 3-1 deficit with three goals in the third period, including Rielly's snap shot from the high slot that beat Anaheim goalie Ville Husso stick-side to give Toronto a 4-3 lead with three minutes left in regulation.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Dominate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dominate. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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